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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org, nmgreens@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: [ruralroots] Specialty Foods Workshops - Idaho
  • Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:19:57 -0700

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>(Please forward to interested parties, and if you are in or near Idaho,
>please add this info to your organizational newsletters, including
>e-letters. Thanks!)
>
>OPPORTUNITIES IN GOURMET FOOD
>
>BUSINESS WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED
>
>IN FIVE IDAHO COMMUNITIES
>
>“How to Start and GROW a Specialty Foods Business in Idaho” is the topic of
>a series of five one-day workshops set for March 3 - 7 in Idaho.
>
>The target audiences include those interested in starting a small business,
>existing gourmet food entrepreneurs, technical assistance and community
>development professionals, community representatives, and other interested
>individuals.
>
>Gourmet foods and candy represent some of the most fun and rewarding
>enterprises in the world. Markets for products include gift stores, food
>cooperatives, grocery stores, and food service, including restaurants. Many
>producers market directly to the public through fair booths, web sites, and
>community co-ops.
>
>Examples of successful existing specialty food and confection products in
>Idaho include: wild berry syrups, salad mixes, huckleberry jams, potato
>pancake mixes, trout jerky, buffalo sticks, potato soup mixes, fudge,
>chocolate bars, mustards, lollipops, spice mixes, cakes baked in the jar,
>salsas, salad dressings, smoked sturgeon, and much more.
>
>Many successful businesses in this field started with a favorite family
>recipe, or they saw an untapped opportunity, or they just love to tinker in
>the kitchen with their favorite foods or sweets.
>
>Individuals also enter this field with many different financial goals,
>including the creation of a home or family business, a supplemental
>retirement income, or a larger venture, with the potential to create many
>jobs.
>
>Presenters may vary, but otherwise the agenda is the same at all five
>locations. The program is designed to introduce participants to all the key
>aspects of starting and operating a business in this industry.
>
>
>8:30 AM REGISTRATION and NETWORKING
>
>9:00 Welcome/Opening Remarks/Introductions
>
>9:15 Food Safety/Processing/Commercialization Logistics
>
>10:25 Food Labeling Requirements/Regulations
>
>11:00 The Five P’s of Marketing
>
>11:40 Business Models for Gourmet Foods
>
>LUNCH (Product Pricing Exercise)
>
>1:00 PM PANEL: Product Development, Packaging, Suppliers
>
>1:30 PANEL: Direct Marketing (including Retail Shows)
>
>2:00 PANEL: Wholesale Marketing
>
>3:00 BUYERS PANEL: (Gift, Grocery, Food Service) -
>
>“What are we looking for?”
>
>3:30 PANEL: Management Tools & Logistics
>
>4:00 Business Plans & Resources for New Ventures
>
>4:30 State Resources for Specialty Food Businesses
>
>4:45 Evaluations/Thanks for coming!
>
>The five Idaho locations where these workshops will be held, are:
>
>COEUR d’ALENE
>
>Monday, March 3, Greenbriar Inn Catering, 315 Wallace Ave
>
>LEWISTON
>
>Tuesday, March 4, Lewiston Job Service, 1158 Idaho Street
>
>BOISE
>
>Wednesday, March 5, Idaho State Dept of Agriculture, 2270 Old Penitentiary
>Road
>
>IDAHO FALLS
>
>Thursday, March 6, Small Business Development Center, 2300 N. Yellowstone
>
>
>TWIN FALLS
>
>Friday, March 7, Twin Falls County Extension, 246 Third Avenue East
>
>Presenters are all experienced in the gourmet food industry, and include
>representatives from the US Food & Drug Administration, Idaho State
>Department of Agriculture, Small Business Development Centers, county
>health
>districts, and private industry, including gourmet food and confection
>producers, sales reps, distributors, specialty food kitchens, retailers,
>grocers, and food service.
>
>Cost is $39 individual, $49 for couples or business partners, including
>lunch. Cost is $10 MORE at the door!
>
>Payment may be by check, money order, organizational PO, or Visa/MC.
>
>People may register:
>
>By Email: LewisClark@idaho.net
>
>By Phone: (888) 231-1699
>
>By Fax: (208) 476-7238
>
>By Mail: PO Box 709
>Orofino, ID 83544
>
>A web site, including online registration, will be available starting
>February 5, at: www.TastesofIdaho.ORG
>
>To prepare for the workshop, participants are encouraged to rent the movie
>“Baby Boom” starring Diane Keaton. In the movie, she inherits her deceased
>relative’s toddler, moves to the country in Vermont from her high rise in
>New York, and almost “accidently” starts a multi-million gourmet baby food
>business. While this is the stuff of fairy tales, the process by which she
>built the business is applicable to current opportunities in the field.
>
>Workshop Series Sponsors include:
>
>Lewis Clark Gifts & Souvenirs
>
>Idaho State Department of Agriculture
>
>University of Idaho - Cooperative Extension Service
>
>Idaho Small Business Development Centers
>
>Tastes of Idaho
>
>For more information, contact Malcolm Dell at (208) 476-3858 or
>giftmarketing@idaho.net.
>
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